What is a figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him. Crabb called?
schesis — (Rhet.) A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him. Crabb. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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